American History

Question 1

Why did the colonists fight the British?

Answer 1

High taxes

Question 2

Who wrote the declaration of independence?

Answer 2

Thomas Jefferson

Question 3

Name 3 of the 13 original states

Answer 3

New York, Georgia, and Virginia

Question 4

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

Answer 4

Constitution was written

Question 5

When was the constitution written?

Answer 5

1787

Question 6

Who was one of the writers of the federalist papers?

Answer 6

James Madison

Question 7

What is Benjamin Franklin famous for?

Answer 7

U.S. diplomat

Question 8

What territory did the U.S. buy from France in 1803?

Answer 8

Lousiana

Question 9

Name one war the U.S. fought in the 1800s

Answer 9

Civil War

Question 10

Name the U.S. war between the north and the south

Answer 10

Civil War

Question 11

Name one problem that led to the civil war

Answer 11

Slavery

Question 12

What was one thing Abraham Lincoln did?

Answer 12

Freed the slaves

Question 13

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

Answer 13

Freed slaves

Question 14

What did Susan B Anthony do?

Answer 14

Fought for women’s rights